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Jun. 19th, 2010 11:34 pmI finished Simoun! One of those blink-and-you-miss-it yuri series from a few seasons back with a moe-tastic art direction and a confusingly fascinating premise. (Fighter pilot priestesses in a world where everyone chooses their sex when they come of age).
Some thoughts on the end!
( Spoilers for series that no one saw! )
My overall consensus: problematic at points but generally positive! I think this series is a good testament to how confusingly solid writing and worldbuilding can make a series watchable even with a limited budget and very questionable art direction. Aer was an interesting gender neutral main character. The sci-fi/theocracy bent was pretty dang novel. The ending was subdued, but largely appropriate and overall most of the cast was likeable if a little neglected due to the sheer size of it. It read a lot more like a novel than an anime, which sort of worked for me (and I could mostly ignore the awful, awful moeblob designs). I'll rec it to anyone who likes war dramas and weird genderbending sci fi. Although it doesn't go quite as far with it as it probably could have. Still, worth the watch!
Some thoughts on the end!
( Spoilers for series that no one saw! )
My overall consensus: problematic at points but generally positive! I think this series is a good testament to how confusingly solid writing and worldbuilding can make a series watchable even with a limited budget and very questionable art direction. Aer was an interesting gender neutral main character. The sci-fi/theocracy bent was pretty dang novel. The ending was subdued, but largely appropriate and overall most of the cast was likeable if a little neglected due to the sheer size of it. It read a lot more like a novel than an anime, which sort of worked for me (and I could mostly ignore the awful, awful moeblob designs). I'll rec it to anyone who likes war dramas and weird genderbending sci fi. Although it doesn't go quite as far with it as it probably could have. Still, worth the watch!